The Self-Help book section at Barnes and Noble is impressive. There is everything there to help us transform ourselves from wimps to giants. No matter what deficiency we think we have, there is a book to help us conquer. We can develop seven healthy habits...
Psychologists call it groupthink. It’s a simple term aptly describing a situation when a population continues to cyclically feed on an idea reinforced by only listening to each other. North Korea is a prime example of an entire nation closing avenues of communication that might...
My dog has absolutely no sense of savoring her food. I open a can, put it in her bowl, toss the can, and when I look back her bowl is empty. And of course she wants more. This is ridiculous. It’s good looking food. Chunky...
We have a new neighbor, who in an attempt to protect their new home, put up an unsightly red sign in the front yard stating they have installed Xfinity’s home security system. The owners next door have an equally unsightly sign saying they are protected...
The longest held scientific theory ever was that of a geocentric universe. It worked. Sailors used it for centuries to move about the earth. The idea that the stars and sun rotated about us had to be right. Everyone saw the sun come up in...
Yesterday I wondered why some photons go through glass and some bounce back giving us a reflection. It is wonderful to have smart friends. I have a scientist friend who has explained to me that if the glass were perfect all the photons would pass...
I’m puzzled. It is night and when I go outside I can look in a window and see what is happening inside. This means photons are passing through the glass. When I come back inside and look out the window I can not only see...
About a month ago someone told me they heard me say “…” about a year ago. I told them I had not said that. This past week someone asked me what I preached about two weeks ago. I could not remember. If that is the...
While listening to some old codgers sharing “Fish” stories, I was impressed by the number of times they used the word “was.” I was a teacher. I was a contractor. I was a carpenter. On and on they used the “was” word. I didn’t hear...
We don’t have a burning bush in our neighborhood but we do have a singing bush. We have a large very thickly branched bush that even without foliage can provide shelter for birds. A large family of sparrows has decided to winter inside its mass...